Communication Breakdowns

[jeshyr]

*Anekin cat walks up to Ricky, sitting on an easy chair and drawing, lap covered in materials*

Ricky: Hi Anekin, sorry but there's no space for you here just now.

Anekin: Mum, there's no space on your lap! Fix it at once!

Ricky: Hey, stop head butting my drawing! Could we cuddle later instead?

Anekin: Mum, there's no space on your lap! Fix it at once!

Ricky: You're sitting on my paper and creasing up my drawing, please come back later!

Anekin: Mum, there's no space on your lap! Fix it at once!

At this point Anekin gives up on the hopelessly idiotic human understanding the order and sits on the drawing book, and because I am a walkover I end up moving all the drawing stuff to safety and paying attention to the cat instead.

Anekin: 1
Ricky: 0

:)

Comments

[dragonsally]

You're luck Anekin didn't shred the whole lot!

[cesy]

Awww. Poor Anekin, he is so terribly, awfully neglected ;)

[sqbr]

My cat has been known to EAT my drawings.

Also, sorry I was vague about meeting with you, I don't know if you saw my recent post but I got your emails mixed up with someone else's and double booked myself. Since you canceled and they bumped into me it all turned out ok, no thanks to me! I hope you're feeling a bit better and it was nice to talk to you if only briefly :)

[afuna]

Heee!

[acelightning]

in addition to the acute vision of their eyes, cats can also see through their butts. this is why they sit on books, papers, drawings, etc., that humans are attempting to use. some cats have been able to take in the entire contents of an encyclopedia this way ;-)

[mathsnerd]

Sounds about right for a cat! *hugs*

[(Anonymous)]

From Elmsley Rose :

Tommy : 55,436
Megan : about 4?

Jasper : 2 (he's a very undemanding cat and doesn't like to sit on my lap, tho he got the 'sitting on the book' thing down

[pauamma]

You got the nuances all wrong. What he's really saying is: Hey, you! Monkey! What's that stuff doing on my couch? Clear it out before I have to!"

[cedar51.livejournal.com]

definitely CAT trick win!

probably the fact you are going out toooooooo much as far as Anekin is concerned means gotta make up for those lonely days you ain't around!

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds like my house...picture me sat on a double bed surrounded by books, the cat jumps up to join me.

Slinky: What you doing?
Maizie: Writing a 3000 word essay on the stereotyping of barbarians in Roman art and literature.
Slinky: Cool, I shall just lay here and keep you company if that's OK.
Maizie: Great. Um, hang on, can you not lay down on that specific bit of paper, which has the notes I've been building for the last two weeks on it? Please?

Slinky - stretches out on the exact most important bit of paper.
Maizie - tries to gently remove bit of paper from under cat. Gently won't really do it. But paper comes out in the end.
Slinky - now having no paper to lay on, stands up, and glares at Maizie.

Slinky: That was comfortable you know, I'll just have to move now. Right, OK, I'm going to sit on this big comfy book that you can't move out from under me.
Maizie: Ooooh, that's my sourcebook, Slink, can you not sit on a bit of the bed that isn't book/paper covered?
Slinky: This is lovely and comfy, I think I shall sleep here. Hey, what's that coming out of the book you are writing in? It looks like a ribbon/bookmark. Or perhaps it's an evil snake. Or just evil ribbon. I shall lay here on your sourcebook but kill the dangerous ribbon for you to keep you safe while you are distracted by these Romans...